Notes in Ketone Body Metabolism

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Published	09/14/2023	Body generates energy from different molecules in preferential order: {{c1::carbohydrates}}, then {{c2::fats}}, then {{c3::proteins}}→ if none of thos…
Published	09/14/2023	ketone bodies- group of carbon-containing molecules produced by liver mitochondria using a 2-carbon molecule called {{c1::acetyl-CoA}}.   - occur…
Published	09/14/2023	5-day fast → low glucose levels1. {{c1::glucagon}} is secreted from pancreas → stimulates hepatic {{c2::glycogenolysis}}... liver breaks down and rele…
Published	09/14/2023	ketone body synthesis1. {{c3::acetyl-CoA acyl-transferase}}: joins together 2 acetyl-CoA molecules →  4-carbon molecule called {{c1::acetoacetyl-…
Published	09/14/2023	ketone bodies are {{c1::acidic}} molecules that like to donate their protons → lower blood pH → cause a metabolic {{c2::acidosis}}
Published	09/14/2023	red blood cell cannot use ketone bodies because it does not have a {{c1::mitochondria}}
Published	09/14/2023	rest of ketone body metabolism:... once {{c1::beta-hydroxybutyrate}} and {{c2::acetoacetate}} are in the bloodstream → diffuse into {{c3::mitochondria…
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